This article originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of Where Atlanta. At age 11, Charlene Dunbar and her family fled from Liberia abruptly while the country battled through a civil war. “I really didn’t know what I had until I lost it,” recalled Dunbar of...
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This article originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of Where Atlanta. Atlanta may not be known as the “City That Never Sleeps” (we’re in the sleepy South, after all), but that doesn’t mean sleepless travelers are stuck twiddling their thumbs. These 24-hour stops keep insomniacs...
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This article originally appeared in Venü Magazine's Fall 2016 issue. The tunnel is dimly lit. You’re standing at one end, still under the sun’s watchful eye, but close enough to see a shadowy figure moving swiftly—first crouching, then fully erect. You walk toward the figure, and...
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Massive street art adorns Atlanta’s formerly blank walls, encompassing a range of styles and messages as diverse as the city itself. Use this feature to take a self-guided tour of the city’s most muraled streets....
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If it’s your first time in Atlanta, chances are you’ll be charmed by the city’s Southern hospitality, awesome attractions and vibrant art scene. But if you’re from Atlanta, you know this eccentric city has a whole lot of personality bubbling under the surface. Here are...
Read MoreI take you behind the scenes at some of the coolest places to go and things to do in Atlanta that most visitors (and many locals) don’t know about....
Read MoreJoin me as I go behind the scenes with the city’s top food writers to reveal some of Atlanta’s best restaurants, top bars and eclectic dishes....
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This article originally appeared on About Atlanta. If ever there was a physical embodiment of Atlanta’s diverse history and multifaceted personality, Atlanta History Center’s “Atlanta in 50 Objects” exhibit is it. The eclectic exhibition, which opened January 16, 2016, showcases centuries of history captured by these...
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Flip through the pages of Atlanta’s history books, and you might notice a recurring theme of mass destruction caused by one unforgiving enemy: fire. It’s as if Gen. William T. Sherman cast a spell on Atlanta when he led 67,000 torch-yielding Union troops through town...
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Few people are better equipped to guide you through Nashville than Hutton Hotel Chief Concierge Laura Cunningham. Cunningham recently became one of only a few concierges in the Southeast to earn the prestigious Les Clefs d'Or (“Golden Keys”) designation....
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